Samuel Wasser

Scientists at the University of Washington are putting rescue dogs to work for science. The Conservation Canines are helping to save endangered species from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico to the Alberta tar sands.

Tracking endangered animals is a tough task. But some scientists from Washington state have an unlikely ally in highly trained, and hyper-active, dogs. The animals smell out skat, which the scientists can then analyze to make determinations about the health of a species in a given area.

Scientists at the University of Washington are putting rescue dogs to work for science. The Conservation Canines are helping to save endangered species from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico to the Alberta tar sands.

In 1989, an international ban on selling ivory was heralded as a victory for elephant conservation. But nearly two decades later, the ivory trading industry remains in tact. In 2002, authorities confiscated six and a half tons of ivory in the largest seiz

In 1989, an international ban on selling ivory was heralded as a victory for elephant conservation. But nearly two decades later, the ivory trading industry remains in tact. In 2002, authorities confiscated six and a half tons of ivory in the largest seiz

Scientists at the University of Washington are putting rescue dogs to work for science. The Conservation Canines are helping to save endangered species from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico to the Alberta tar sands.

Tracking endangered animals is a tough task. But some scientists from Washington state have an unlikely ally in highly trained, and hyper-active, dogs. The animals smell out skat, which the scientists can then analyze to make determinations about the health of a species in a given area.

Scientists at the University of Washington are putting rescue dogs to work for science. The Conservation Canines are helping to save endangered species from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico to the Alberta tar sands.